Sponsored by:
Karen Feek
Malzahn Charitable Trust
Community Foundation for North Central Washington
 

Meet the 2024 Festival Orchestra

Yaniv Attar, Guest Conductor

VIOLIN
Evelyn Gottlieb, Bellevue, WA,
Co-Concertmaster, Artist-in-Residence

Denise Dillenbeck, Ellensburg, WA,  
Co-Concertmaster, Artist-in-Residence

Colin Todd, Bellevue, WA
Assistant Concertmaster

Cameron May, Olympia, WA
Principal Second

Vanessa Moss, Ellensburg, WA
Assistant Principal Second

Matt Armbrust, Twisp, WA

Pam Hunt, Twisp, WA

Lisa Ingraham, Tacoma, WA

Rebekah Poulson, Wenatchee, WA

Katherine Sartori, Ellensburg, WA

Kendalia Spencer, Eugene, OR

Kerry Travers, Chelan, WA

VIOLA
Christopher Foerstel, Seattle, WA
Principal, Artist-in-Residence

Brian Jankanish, Seattle, WA

Anna Aldrich, Ellensburg, WA

Austin Schlichting, Lacey, WA

CELLO
Nancy Ives, Portland, OR
Principal, Artist-in-Residence

Alec Duggan, Tacoma, WA

Kara Hunnicutt, Ellensburg, WA

Bernadette Phillips, Tacoma, WA

Margaret Thorndill, University Place, WA

BASS
Linda Peragine, New Haven, CT
Principal

Madeline Cline, Tacoma, WA

Marie Hoffman, Puyallup, WA

FLUTE & PICCOLO
Mary Jensen, Tacoma, WA
Principal, Artist-in-Residence

Cheryl Sears, Olympia, WA

Mando Surita III, Renton, WA

OBOE & ENGLISH HORN
Selina Greso, Snohomish, WA
Principal, Artist-in-Residence

Shelly Myers, Seattle, WA

CLARINET
Ashley Cook, Seattle, WA
Principal

Naomi Fanshier, Maple Valley, WA

BASSOON
Brian Geddes, Tacoma, WA
Principal

Cheryl Phillips, Tacoma, WA 

HORN
Matt Anderson, Seattle, WA
Principal

Anna Barbee, Tacoma, WA

Kristin Woodward, Bothell, WA

Mike Simpson, Renton, WA

TRUMPET
Scott Meredith, Poulsbo, WA
Principal

Erik Reed, Owasso, OK

Gabriel Palmer, Silverdale, WA 

TROMBONE
Grant Reed, Seattle, WA,
Principal

Zach MacLurg, Tacoma, WA 

BASS TROMBONE
David Krosschell, Shoreline, WA
Principal

TUBA
Ed Phillips, Tacoma, WA
Principal

PIANO/KEYBOARD
Kathryn Castrodale, Chelan, WA
Principal

HARP
Ellen Foster, Roswell, GA
Principal

TIMPANI & PERCUSSION
Jeff Lund, University Place, WA
Principal

Josh Gianola, Ellensburg, WA

Sherry Krebs, Wenatchee, WA

Memmi Ochi, Seattle, WA

VOCAL SOLOISTS
Noelle Goodenberger, Portland, OR
soprano

Julie Cross, Vancouver, WA
mezzo soprano-alto

Mel Foster, Roswell, GA
tenor

Charles Robert Stephens, Seattle, WA
baritone

ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE
Mary Jensen, Tacoma, WA
flute

Selina Greso, Snohomish, WA
oboe

Denise Dillenbeck, Ellensburg, WA
violin

Evelyn Gottlieb, Bellevue, WA,
violin

Christopher Foerstel, Seattle, WA
viola

Nancy Ives, Portland, OR
cello

Susan DeWitt Smith, Portland, OR
piano

COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCE
Nancy Ives, Portland, OR